Open AccessComparison of the post-operative analgesic effect of paravertebral block, pectoral nerve block and local infiltration in patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy: A randomised double-blind trial
Author(s) -
Kartik Syal,
Ankita Chandel
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_81_17
Subject(s) - medicine , analgesic , anesthesia , nerve block , surgery , modified radical mastectomy , bupivacaine , mastectomy , ropivacaine , randomized controlled trial , breast cancer , cancer
Paravertebral block, pectoral nerve (Pecs) block and wound infiltration are three modalities for post-operative analgesia following breast surgery. This study compares the analgesic efficacy of these techniques for post-operative analgesia.